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Elderly Man Fatally Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver In NoHo

NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — A 70-year-old man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a North Hollywood street.

The accident on Saticoy Street near Atoll Avenue was reported about 1:40 a.m. Sunday, a Los Angeles police officer with the Valley Traffic Division said.

According to police, a white, four-door sedan was traveling westbound on Saticoy when it struck the man and then headed northbound on Fulton Avenue.

Police have withheld the victim's name pending notification of next of kin.

Anyone with more information is asked to call (877) LAPD-247.

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